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When the Baltimore Orioles struck a blockbuster deal for Corbin Burnes in 2023, the front office knew what was at stake. Now that gamble has come to a head, with the team\u2019s ace a longed-for free agent.<\/p>\n
Will he stay or will he go? A group of 52 voters at MLB.com predicted he\u2019ll spurn Baltimore for a title shot in the National League, signing with the New York Mets.<\/p>\n
New York is often mentioned as the likeliest landing spot for Juan Soto, should he elect to leave the Yankees. They\u2019re big fish hunting, that much is certain. But would Burnes consider the NL hopefuls?<\/p>\n
Other teams receiving votes in the MLB.com poll include the\u00a0Los Angeles Dodgers\u00a0and division rival\u00a0Boston Red Sox. After the season Burnes had, it\u2019s likely only a few teams won\u2019t be interested in his services as a free agent.<\/p>\n
The 30-year-old pitched 194.1 innings, threw 181 strikeouts, and allowed 22 home runs to 784 batters faced.<\/p>\n
Few moments are more telling in professional sports than a pending free agents comments right after their team\u2019s season ends.<\/p>\n
For the Orioles, Burnes words after their series loss to the\u00a0Kansas City Royals\u00a0don\u2019t inspire confidence.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll see what happens,\u201d\u00a0Burnes said on October 3. \u201cI haven\u2019t thought much about what\u2019s going on next. It\u2019s going to be a crazy offseason, but still just trying to digest what happened. It was an early exit to what we thought was going to be a long run.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Perhaps there\u2019s more to be learned from Burnes comments on free agency, prior to his being traded to Baltimore.<\/p>\n \u201cI am going to have to do a lot of research this offseason of farm systems, young guys coming up, groups of core guys that are on a team,\u201d\u00a0Burnes told Sammon. \u201cWhere does it look like teams are going to be competitive? Where are teams just looking to spend some money to make the fan base happy? Whatever it might be.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Sure, the Orioles have all of those things. But do other teams have them in a higher quantity or quality?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Among the many potential landing spots mentioned for Burnes, the division rival Yankees are a contender to secure his services.<\/p>\n Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported on November 6 that the other New York club had \u201cchecked on\u201d the Baltimore ace. But that, their place in any sweepstakes is contingent upon Soto, much like the Mets.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Yankees checked on the free-agent ace pitchers \u2014 Max Fried, Corbin Burnes and Blake Snell \u2014 but it remains uncertain whether they would do Soto and an ace pitcher, too,\u201d\u00a0Heyman wrote.<\/p>\n In a column predicting the contracts of MLB\u2019s top free agents, Jim Bowden of The Athletic called for a\u00a0seven-year, $247 million deal\u00a0for Burnes. Soto earns $622 million over 15 years in the same article.<\/p>\n That\u2019s likely too much for any one team, even clubs like the Mets and the Yankees backed with top-spending power. One of the New York teams seems sure to land Soto. But will the other land Burnes?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When the Baltimore Orioles struck a blockbuster deal for Corbin Burnes in 2023, the front office knew what was at stake. Now that gamble has come to… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7069,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nBoston Red Sox Could Join Corbin Burnes Sweepstakes<\/h2>\n